Is Longos Assorted Cheesecake Collection Alpha-Gal Friendly?


Ingredients
Milk, Cream, Sugar, Liquid Whole Eggs, Flour, Powdered Skim Milk, Modified Tapioca Starch, Bacterial Culture, Salt, Natural Flavour, Modified Corn Starch, Malted Barley Flour, Guar Gum, Carob Bean Gum, Sodium Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Carrageenan, Enzyme, Crust: Flour, Sugars (Sugar, Molasses, Honey, Corn Syrup Solids, Glycerol), Soybean Oil, Whole Wheat Flour, Whole Liquid Eggs, Water, Vegetable Mono & Diglycerides, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Alginate, Original New York Style Sour Cream Topping: Milk, Enzyme, Strawberry Swirl Sour Cream Topping: Milk, Cream Sugar, Enzyme, Strawberry Swirl Filling: Water, Sugars (Sugar, Corn Syrup), Strawberry Puree, Colour (Black Carrot, Purple Sweet Potato), Citric Acid, Cultured Dextrose, Mixed Tocopherols, Beta-carotene, Sodium Acid Sulfate, Chocolate Swirl Sour Cream Topping: Milk, Enzyme, Chocolate Swirl Filling: Sugar, Cocoa, Palm Oil, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Chocolate, Caramel And Pecan Topping: Sugars (Corn Syrup, Sugar, Glycerol), Pectin, Disodium Phosphate, Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavour), Roasted Pecans (Pecans, Soybean Oil, Milk, Cream, Salt), Contains: Egg, Pecans, Soy, Wheat, Barley, May Contain: Peanuts
What is a Alpha-Gal Friendly diet?
An Alpha-Gal diet eliminates mammalian meat and products containing mammalian-derived ingredients to prevent allergic reactions in people with alpha-gal syndrome. This includes beef, pork, lamb, dairy products, gelatin, and certain medications derived from mammals. The condition involves a specific sugar molecule found in most mammals, often triggered after a tick bite. People may experience delayed allergic reactions 3-6 hours after consuming trigger foods. The diet focuses on safe alternatives like poultry, fish, and plant-based proteins. When followed carefully, often with guidance from an allergist or dietitian, it can prevent serious reactions while maintaining adequate nutrition.


